The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is currently accepting or is actively working towards accepting Public Health data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) based on the Meaningful Use (MU) standards and specifications for Public Health data.

Please refer to the Declaration of Readiness chart below to confirm which MU Public Health data New Jersey is currently accepting electronically based on MU standards and specifications:

Public Health Data Meaningful Use Declaration of Readiness

Public Health Objective

Stage 1

Stage 2

Eligible Professional

Eligible
Hospital

Eligible Professional

Eligible
Hospital

Immunization: NJDOH is accepting data sent to the New Jersey Immunization Information System

Menu

Ready to
Accept Data

Menu

Ready to
Accept Data

Core

Ready to
Accept Data

Core

Ready to
Accept Data

Reportable Lab Results: NJDOH is accepting data through the Electronic Lab Reporting System

Cancer Data:NJDOH is currently registering Eligible Professionals (EP) who are ready to send cancer data to the New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR). NJSCR is ready to electronically accept test data for MU2.

N/A

N/A

Menu

Ready to Register and Accept Test Data

N/A

Specialized Registry: NJDOH has not identified any specialized registries within the DOH that is ready to accept clinical data electronically from Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) at this time

Summary of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Public Health Meaningful Use Objectives for New Jersey Providers

Stage 1 Public Health Objectives

Stage 1 public health objectives are all menu-set objectives; however, providers must choose at least one. A provider can meet a Stage 1 objective by:

Registering with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) for the public health program. To register, follow one of the program links above.

And

Conducting a test of electronic data transmission with the public health program.

Providers are expected to establish ongoing data submission with the public health program if the test is successful.

Providers who are taking an exclusion on a Public Health objective do not need to register with NJDOH for that objective.

Stage 2 Public Health Objectives

Stage 2 public health objectives are a mix of core and menu-set objectives. For Stage 2, providers are required to register with NJDOH within 60 days of the beginning of the Meaningful Use reporting period. To register, follow one of the program links above. Stage 2 requires providers to work with the public health program to establish ongoing data submission. Just sending a test is not sufficient. Ongoing data submission is the ability of a provider to regularly report data from its Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) to a public health program for the entire reporting period.

A provider can meet the public health Meaningful Use objectives by registering with NJDOH within 60 days of the start of their EHR reporting period and being in one of the following statuses: